Q. National Rural Health mission was launched in:

Correct Answer

April 2005

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. Ten rupee notes contain the signature of:
    A)Chairman, SBI
    B)Governor, RBI
    C)Finance Secretary, GOI
    D)Finance Minister , GOI
    Answer: Governor, RBI
  • Q. Which of the following is not an undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways?
    A)Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
    B)Container Corporation of India Limited
    C)Indian Railways Construction Company Limited
    D)Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi
    Answer: Indian Railways Construction Company Limited
  • Q. Since independence, both development and non-development expenditures have increased; the increase in the former being a little more than in the other. Non-development expenditure involves I=interest payments II=subsidies III=defence IV=irrigation
    A)I
    B)I, II, III
    C)I, II
    D)II, III, IV
    Answer: I, II, III
  • Q. What is the objective of ‘Sangam Yojna 1996’?
    A)To make Ganga water pollution free
    B)To make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for tourists
    C)To increase the welfare of the disabled
    D)To unite, various groups of Hindus
    Answer: To increase the welfare of the disabled
  • Q. Short-term finance is usually for a period ranging up to
    A)10 months
    B)5 months
    C)12 months
    D)15 months
    Answer: 12 months
  • Q. The first national commission on labours was constituted on:
    A)December 24, 1967
    B)December 24, 1966.
    C)November 24, 1966
    D)November 24, 1967
    Answer: December 24, 1966.
  • Q. In pursuance with the recommendations of Narsimham Committee, the RBI has framed new guidelines
    A)to reduce the freedom given to banks to rationalize their existing branch network
    B)to setup more foreign exchange banks
    C)to govern entry of new private sector banks to make the banking sector more competitive
    D)to lend more easily for industrial development
    Answer: to govern entry of new private sector banks to make the banking sector more competitive
  • Q. Monopolies and restrictive Trade practices (MRTP) act was passed in:
    A)1969
    B)1971
    C)1970
    D)1968
    Answer: 1969
  • Q. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established on:
    A)July 12, 1982
    B)July 9, 1988
    C)April 12, 1988
    D)July 5, 1995
    Answer: April 12, 1988
  • Q. Deficit financing means that the government borrows money from the
    A)local bodies
    B)big businessmen
    C)RBI
    D)IMF
    Answer: RBI
  • Q. Deficit financing implies
    A)replacing new currency with worn out currency
    B)printing new currency notes
    C)public expenditure in excess of public revenue
    D)public revenue in excess of public expenditure
    Answer: public expenditure in excess of public revenue
  • Q. The co-operative credit societies have a
    A)three-tier structure
    B)four-tier structure
    C)two-tier structure
    D)five-tier structure
    Answer: three-tier structure
  • Q. In India the first bank of limited liability managed by Indian and founded in 1881 was:
    A)Hindustan Commercial Bank
    B)Punjab National Bank
    C)Oudh commercial Bank.
    D)Punjab and Sind Bank
    Answer: Oudh commercial Bank.
  • Q. Asia’s first Export processing Zone (EPZ) was established in:
    A)Cochin
    B)Kandla
    C)Surat
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Kandla
  • Q. In Global Hunger Index (GHI) India has been ranked at:
    A)102nd place among 117 developing countries
    B)96th place among 119 developing countries
    C)105th place among 117 developing countries
    D)109th place among 117 developing countries
    Answer: 102nd place among 117 developing countries
  • Q. For International money transfer which Indian public sector bank has signed MoU with MoneyGram company of America?
    A)Bank of Baroda
    B)State Bank of India
    C)Punjab National Bank
    D)Central Bank of India
    Answer: Punjab National Bank
  • Q. Finance Commission is constituted after every:
    A)5 years
    B)6 years
    C)3 years
    D)4 years
    Answer: 5 years
  • Q. The Indian state which was the first to release state level Human Development Report in 1995 was:
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Kerala
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Excise duty is a tax levied on the
    A)export of goods
    B)import of goods
    C)production of goods
    D)sale of goods
    Answer: production of goods
  • Q. During which five year plan was the annual growth rate registered at 2.5%?
    A)First Five Year Plan (1961-66)
    B)Second Five Year Plan (1961-66)
    C)Fourth Five Year Plan (1961-66)
    D)Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)
    Answer: Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)

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